Data Scientist Graduate (VOD Data) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

TikTok

  • San Jose, CA
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 day ago
The Multimedia Data Scientist position at TikTok focuses on optimizing the app experience for users through data-driven solutions. The role involves collaboration with various teams to enhance content creation journeys, utilizing statistical models and data mining techniques to identify opportunities for personalized user publishing experiences. The ideal candidate will work in a fast-paced environment, contributing to the development of metrics and monitoring capabilities, conducting experiments, and providing actionable insights based on data analysis.We are looking for talented individuals to join our team in 2026. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth. Launch your career where inspiration is infinite at TikTok.Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by end of year 2026. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to TikTok and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.Responsibilities
- Develop the experience metric system and the corresponding monitoring capability across different stages of creation
- Conduct experimentation, define launch standards and provide suggestions on experiment iterations
- Quantify the impact of creation tool performance on user behavior, such as publish rate, retention, and engagement
- Use data mining for understanding user needs and build models that enable personalized publishing experience
- Work with various partners on landing solutions that meet the needs for evolving products
- Build systemic problem solving capability and research on cutting-edge methodologiesQualifications:Minimum Qualifications
- Final year or recent graduate with a background in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline
- Experience in data science roles, preferably working on mobile application performance analysis and user experience optimization
- Experience working with creation-oriented user behavior
- Proficient in SQL and Python; experience with big data tools such as Hive or Spark.Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience within the entertainment industry, streaming, social applications
- Experience working in a fast-paced environment with rapid product iterations
- Experience in A/B testing, metric design, and causal inference.By submitting an application for this role, you accept and agree to our global applicant privacy policy, which may be accessed here: https://careers.tiktok.com/legal/privacy

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